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In the Kerkebet sub-zone of the Gash Barka Region, efforts are being made to expand basic health care services. Collaborating with community and government institutions, health officials are enhancing access to medical care, particularly in remote areas. Progress has been noted in maternal and child health services, vaccinations, and the availability of health practitioners.
Africa-Press – Eritrea. Effort, in collaboration with the community and Government institutions, is being exerted to expand basic health care services to the public in Kerkebet sub-zone, Gash Barka Region.
Nurse Tesfazgi Yohannes, head of health facilities in the sub-zone, said that there is one health center in Amalait and health stations in the administrative areas of Himbol-Kechech, Hamesh-Diba, Lokaib, Atai, and Agmnait, and that strong effort is being made to provide health care services in the remote areas of the sub-zone through bare-foot doctors.
Nurse Tesfazgi went on to say that commendable progress is being registered in pre- and post-natal treatment, children’s vaccination programs, as well as delivery services. He also said that with the increasing number of health practitioners and the introduction of laboratory and diagnostic instruments, coupled with health care services to remote areas through bare-foot doctors and village health representatives, a conducive ground has been created for most of the public to receive health care services in their localities.
The beneficiaries, on their part, said that with the improvement of health facilities from time to time, they are able to receive encouraging health care services, and called for more effort for better outcomes.
Eritrea has faced significant challenges in its health care system, particularly in rural areas where access to services is limited. The government has been working to improve health infrastructure and services since its independence in 1993, focusing on community-based health initiatives. The introduction of bare-foot doctors and village health representatives has been crucial in reaching underserved populations, aiming to provide essential health care services and improve overall public health outcomes.
